The Purple Monkey (Book 2 in SRMTHFG series)

4

"Why don't you go ahead and try it?" Chiro asks. I shake the monkey's head.

"No. I don't want to be disappointed if it doesn't work." He nods.

"Well... can you walk?" Sparx asks. I lift my legs one at a time and walk forward, then around in a circle.

"Okay. What I want to see is if she can access the weapons," Otto says. "I installed 'em myself."

"Weapons?"

"Yeah," Nova says, activating her gauntlet fists. "We all have weapons."

"Really?" I say. "What are mine?"

Antauri opens his mouth to say something, but Sparx cuts in.

"Why don't you find out?" Sparx says slyly. I raise an eyebrow.

"Payback for you being slow, huh?" I ask. "Alright, enjoy your fun while it lasts, Tomato Monkey." He scoffs and forces a grin.

I look at the robot hands. "Okay... weapons, out!" Nothing. "Weapons activate? On? Open sesame?"

Nothing happens. "Aw, c'mon!" I say, throwing my arms down. Suddenly, a fiery blue laser sword appear out of my right hand, a shield in the other.

"I told you!" I say, then something comes to me. I stare at the weapons.

"Just like Mandarin," I whisper.

"Mandarin has taken a path of evil and darkness; you, Chelsea, have chosen good and light." Antauri says, smiling reassuringly.

"Besides, your weapons have quite a number of special abilities, if I do say so myself," Gibson boasts.

"Hey, I'm the one who put 'em together!" Otto snarls.

"Cool!" I say. "I'll put these away and get them back later." I will for the weapons to go away, and they do.

"Well someone's a fast learner," Sparx says.

"Maybe even faster than you," I smirk. He rolls his eyes.

"Okay, you're on!"

"So... if I do go back in my voice, will I be able to come back here?"

"Chelsea," Antauri explains, "you can always come back. Just like you do when you're... awake. You are controlling this robot with your mind while you are in an unconscious dream-like state, which is amazing in itself."

"Plus I'm a Mockingbird Master," I say. "Does that have anything to do with me being able to control this?"

"Partly," Antauri answers.

Something catches my eye in the mirror in my hands. I look at the robot body.

"Hmm... purple body, light blue detailing, and light blue eyes. Not bad, guys, not bad at all."